this was a great mystery novel, it had what I was looking for in this type of book I liked the plot and look forward to more in this series.

I enjoyed the plot, characters, and the good guy slant. This was a unique book in that it made you root for a guy trying to make it in music but not all the right choices. However, he was strongly supported and Red helped keep an eye out for him. I will read the first book now!
Thank you NetGalley for lending me the book for an honest review!

Blue Magnolia by W.F. Ranew
Red Farlow Mysteries #2

Private Eye hired to protect a country singer
Country singer with high hopes and little luck so far
Crazy wicked people willing to do anything to buy a song

What I liked:
* The setting, plot, story and writing
* Feeling I was truly in the South
* That all my senses were involved – I felt I was there
* Red: a good man who knows his stuff, cares about people, and does all he can to get the job done
* Realizing how important having contacts must be in more than one line of work
* Being reminded of how murky some family histories are and how some might want to lose some of the ancestral branches on the family tree
* The way the story unfolded in increments then were woven together seamlessly
* Being reminded that people are human – some are good, some bad and some a bit of both
* Hank: a sweet, kind, gentle and loving man that touched the hearts of his audience
* Wondering if any of the song lyrics in the story would be made into songs I might hear on the radio
* All of it except…

What I didn’t like:
* The truly wicked bad guys in the story
* Being reminded that innocent people suffer for no good reason at all

Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more by this author? Without a doubt

Thank you to the author for the ARC – This is my honest review.

5 Stars